Centennial is Going Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

For the fifth year in a row, employees of Centennial Contractors Enterprises and joint venture partners will go “Passionately Pink for the Cure."  Since 2006, Centennial employee's have been encouraged to be creative and dress passionately for the cause, and the upcoming "Dress in Pink Day" on October 27 will be no different. 


“Sometimes business is personal and it’s our business to help” says Mark Bailey, president of Centennial. “The Centennial family wears pink to draw attention to Breast Cancer and encourages more awareness and donations for care and research.  We hope to ultimately contribute to the end of this disease.”

Centennial and joint venture partners will donate $5 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure to raise funds and support for Breast Cancer Awareness. Visit the Centennial “Passionately Pink for the Cure” website to make a personal donation and learn more about ways to help fight the disease.  We posted pictures from past events for inspiration.  We can't wait to see you participate in your best pink!

Centennial Wins Golden Shovel!

Centennial has proven it’s not only a leader in Job Order Contracting, but also in sand sculpture! This year, Centennial won the Golden Shovel in the annual Sand in the City event benefitting the Olympia Hands On Children’s Museum.

This is Centennial’s sixth consecutive year fielding a team for the benefit. About 20 Centennial employees participated in the event. The team spent hours planning the design and had six hours to build the actual sculpture on-site. Centennial has placed in the competition every year, and 2010 Golden Shovel was the third time the organization has earned first place. 

The Hands On Children’s Museum stimulates curiosity, creativity and learning through fun, interactive exhibits and programs for children, families and school groups. Centennial also sponsors a community team in the event. 

Remember Your First Bike?

Two weeks ago, we held our annual Leadership Conference at the Arlie Center and we had almost 100 of the company’s key operational, business and support leaders together. The theme this year was “Focusing on What Matters Most” and we covered a range of topics, including core processes, forecasting, market development, etc.

On Thursday, March 18th the afternoon session took a different twist on this theme. We were challenged to think about being legendary and what it takes to attain this, as individuals and as a company. One stage of this session asked, “What is one of those key memories from our childhood?” Most said their first pet or first bike. We all started sharing on our first bikes (mine was a small, camouflage, military looking bike with a real sounding machine gun and hand grenades) and we all realized that this was a key moment in our lives – something that stays with you for the rest of your life.

At that moment we broke up into small groups of 4 people and were challenged to build a bike. At the end of this session it was revealed that we would be presenting the bikes to kids from the local Boys & Girls Club. WOW – what an exciting moment! It was great to see the smile on the little boy that received the bike my team worked on. It was a one in a million smile.

The takeaway was, that at the facilities we as a company support everyday (schools, universities, hospitals, military bases, cities, etc.) there are end users that will benefit and enjoy the work we do. Just like these kids – we make a difference every day in the communities we serve and support. It was a powerful few hours and 24 kids in the local community and another 24 elsewhere got bikes.

I wonder what their first memory of their bikes will be when they are older?